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Tuesday, July 8, 2014

Grilled Chicken Thighs with Singapore-Style Sauce


This chicken is on fire! And I don’t mean on the grill. The Singapore-style sauce is sweet, vinegary, and oh so hot. I went full-out with five serrano chiles, but the balance of flavors from the sugar, vinegar, lime juice, and ginger tames the heat to a delicious level.

That said, this is a spicy sauce. If you want less heat, use only a couple chiles and remove the seeds.

Serves 3

Ingredients
  • 4-5 small red or orange serrano chiles (or other hot chiles), coarsely chopped (seeded for less heat)
  • 3 garlic cloves, chopped
  • 1/4 cup chicken broth
  • 2 tbsp rice vinegar
  • 2 tbsp white sugar
  • 1 tbsp fresh lime juice
  • 1 tbsp chopped fresh ginger
  • sea salt
  • 2 tbsp water
  • olive oil, for brushing
  • 6 bone-in chicken thighs (about 2-1/4 lbs total), skin removed
  • freshly ground black pepper 
Sauce Ingredients
Chopped Ingredients
Preparation
  1. Combine the chiles, garlic, chicken broth, vinegar, sugar, lime juice, ginger, and salt in a saucepan. Cover and warm gently over low heat 20 minutes.
  2. Transfer the chile mixture to a small food processor and process until smooth (be careful when processing hot foods). Add the water and continue processing to a thin consistency. (The sauce should be fairly runny, not thick like tomato-based barbecue sauce.)
  3. Transfer to a bowl and cover. Let stand 1 hour. (Or place in a sealable container and refrigerate 2-3 days. Re-warm gently before using.)
Sauce Beginning to Cook 
Transfer to a Food Processor 
After 1st Processing 
Singapore-Style Sauce
  1. Light a grill for direct-heat grilling with indirect-heat space.
  2. Brush the chicken with oil and season with salt and pepper. Brush the grill grate with oil.
  3. Grill the chicken over direct heat, turning 1-2 times, until beginning to char, about 3 minutes total. Move the thighs to the indirect-heat space. 
  4. Cover the grill and cook the chicken, turning a few times until golden brown and cooked through, moving on-heat as desired, 16-18 minutes total, depending on size.
  5. About 3 minutes before the chicken is done, brush the thighs with the sauce.
Thighs Beginning to Grill 
After the 1st Turn
Ready to Baste
Basted Thighs
Transfer to a plate and let rest 5 minutes before serving.

Grilled Chicken Thighs with Singapore-Style Sauce

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